Mangaluru sexual harassment on city bus case, accused arrested
Victim slaps accused at Police Commissioner's office
Mangaluru: City Police on Thursday arrested the accused of sexually harassing a woman on a city bus here in Mangaluru. The arrest has been made after a woman had reported the issue on social media which had gone viral earlier this week.
The accused has been identified as Hussain (41) a resident of Kasargod.
The police confirmed the arrest at a press conference at Police Commissioner’s office.
The woman in an Instagram post had alleged that the accused had sexually harassed her on city bus on January 14, and despite repeated confrontations had not backed away and continued touching her inappropriately. The post had received wide response and had grossed over 1.5 lakh likes and over three thousand comments.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
